Stove.



W. FORBES.

STOVE.

APPLICATION FILED ma. 1. 1911.

' 1,286,270. Patented Dec. 3, 1918.

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Application filed February 1, 1917.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM FORBES, a subject of the King of GreatBritain, residing at Tatamagouche, in the Province of Nova Scotia andDominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inStoves, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved stove and the principal object ofthe invention is to provide a stove which can be used for heating ahouse thus making use of heat which is ordinarily wasted.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the stove that theamount of cold air passing into the heat chamber may be controlled.

Another object of the invention is to so construct this stove that a hotwater heating system may be installed therein.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the stove that theair control means may be removed when so desired, thus providingadditional room upon the top of the stove.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, whereinFigure 1 is a view showing the improved stove in front elevation.

Fig. 2 is a view of the improved stove in side elevation.

Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic view showing the hot water system connectedwith the stove.

This stove 10 is of the kitchen range type and is provided with a watertank 11 and fire box 12 in which there will be provided the usual grate13 as shown in Fig. 3. The back 14 of the stove forms an air chamberthrough which passes the smoke pipe 15 and from which extends the airoutlet pipe 16 for conveying heated air to the room to be heated. Boxesor housing 17 are placed infront of the air chamber 14 upon the top ofthe stove 10 and are removable so that when cooking, one or all of theboxes or housings may be removed in order to provide suflicient room.These housings are pro- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 3, 1918.

Serial No. 146,031.

vided with air inlet openings 18 having 010- sures 19 which control thepassage of air into the housing through the air inlet openings. Theseclosures are provided with supporting strips 20 which fit into theopenings 18 and thus frictionally engage the walls of the housings toreleasably hold the closures or valves in an open position. The housings17 allow the passage of hot air therethrough and into the casing 14,hence when not using the top of the range for cooking the portion ofsuch top covered by the housings heats the air coming into the housingthrough the adjustable inlets 18. The front upper portion of the casing14 over-hangs the top of the range thereby providing an increased extentof heating surface for the air.

The water coil 21 will be positioned in the fire box 12 and is providedwith a pipe 22 leading to the water tank 11 and with a pipe 23 leadingto the radiator 24 through which the water will pass to heat theradiator and then return to the tank 11 through the return pipe 25. Itwill thus be seen that when a fire is built in the stove, the water willbe heated and will circulate through the water heating system thusheating the radiator 24. It will also provide a supply of hot water inthe tank 11 where it will be convenient for use. The smoke and otherproducts of combustion will pass about the oven in the usual manner andup through the smoke pipe 15 thus heating air passing into the interiorof the chamber 14. This heated air will pass out through the pipe 16through suitable registers placed in rooms to be heated. It will thus beseen that there has been provided a stove of the usual cook stove type,so constructed that it may be used for heating purposes in a house. Itwill be further noted that with this device, the housings 17 can beremoved when cookingthus preventing the device from taking room upon thetop of the stove.

What is claimed is A range, a casing thereabove, a smoke pipe connectedwith the fire-box and passing upward through both ends of the casing,and the top of the range; and having adjustable having an exit at theback thereof, hot air air inlets in its upper surface. 10 fluesconnected to the casing at the upper In testimony whereof I affix mysignature part of the ends thereof, the front upper in presence of twoWitnesses.

part of said casing overhanging the cook- WILLIAM FORBES.

ing top of the range, a plurality of inde- Witnesses: pendentlyremovable housings adjusted on BLANOHE FORBES, the lower end of thecasing and resting on ALICE M. OBRIEN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. 0.

